China Shipping

China shipping and shipbuilding coverage – yard capacity, port operations, COSCO fleet moves, Sino-U.S. tariff effects, and state-owned fleet expansion.

Monday, October 14, 2013
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
News

China Steel Binge Spurs Record Hiring of Ore Carriers

View Larger Map Above is a satellite view of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding which is busy building large bulk carriers. Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — Freight

October 14, 2013
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Yangzijiang
News

$1 Billion in New Ships Ordered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd, China’s second-largest listed shipyard, said it had won shipbuilding

October 1, 2013
Total Views: 22

Friday, September 27, 2013
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News

China’s Gonna Need More Corn

China’s corn self-sufficiency could fall to 93% by 2018 and to 90% by 2020, according to an executive in the corn division at state grain trading

September 27, 2013
Total Views: 65

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Finance

Chanos, O’Neill on Chinese Economy and Real Estate

Tom Keene at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit in New York interviewed Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates Ltd., and Jim O’Neill, former chairman of

September 25, 2013
Total Views: 21

Monday, September 16, 2013
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News

Shipping Rates in China Surge to 16-Month High

The cost of hauling iron ore and coal along China’s coast rose to a 16-month high, adding to signs the nation’s demand is strengthening for the

September 16, 2013
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Shipping Rates Seen at Three-Year High on Record Ore to China
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Shipping Rates Seen at Three-Year High on Record Ore to China

The cost of hauling iron ore is poised to rise to a three-year high after shipments to China expanded to a record, boosting returns for Nippon Yusen K.K. and

September 10, 2013
Total Views: 19

Chinese Naval Shipbuilder CSIC to Raise $1.4 Billion Through Share Sale
Shipbuilding

Chinese Naval Shipbuilder CSIC to Raise $1.4 Billion Through Share Sale

China Shipbuilding Industry Co., a supplier to the Chinese army, plans to raise as much as 8.48 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) from the sale of shares to acquire

September 10, 2013
Total Views: 41

Friday, September 6, 2013
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News

Shanghai Shares Hit 11-Week Closing High, Shippers Soar

HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Shanghai shares climbed to an 11-week closing high on Friday, helped by counters linked to sea transport after local media

September 6, 2013
Total Views: 38

Thursday, September 5, 2013
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News

Steel Rallies as Demand from Chinese Builders Outpaces Supply

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — The fastest Chinese steel output on record is still too slow to meet demand from builders, reducing inventories and driving prices

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Finance

China Admits Inaccurate Economic Statistics

In an article yesterday in ZeroHedge, Tyler Durden recalls from earlier this summer, “problems with the industry-specific data underlying the Chinese

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 28

China’s Economic Stimulus and the Short-Term Dry Bulk Shipping Impact
News

China’s Economic Stimulus and the Short-Term Dry Bulk Shipping Impact

Why has there been a relatively sudden demand spike for dry bulk shipping since June 2013? The origins lead directly back to an “Unofficial Economic

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 42

Monday, August 26, 2013
China’s Ghost Cities Reveal Potential for Dry Bulk Market Calamity
News

China’s Ghost Cities Reveal Potential for Dry Bulk Market Calamity

The real estate problems in China dwarf those experienced in the U.S. from 2006 to 2010 by a significant factor. Supported by economic programs

August 26, 2013
Total Views: 28

Monday, August 19, 2013
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Engineering News

Ross Sees Cargo Rebound on China Shipbuilding Limits

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor in struggling industries, says Chinese limits on shipbuilding will help the cargo market

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 16

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Uncategorized

China Shipping Development Posts Wider Loss on Freight Rates

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — China Shipping Development Co., the commodities-carrying unit of China’s No. 2 shipping company, posted a wider first-half

August 19, 2013
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
FSRU Hoegh lng
News

China Approves First Floating LNG Import Terminal

BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) – China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said it had won final government approval to build China’s first floating

August 14, 2013
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
vale rio de janeiro vloc ore carrier
News

Two Reasons I Am Optimistic About China’s Economy

Interview with Vale’s Executive Director for Ferrous and Strategy, José Carlos

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 43

Monday, August 12, 2013
Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply
News

Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) — The seaborne iron ore market is poised for at least four years of expanding gluts as producers from Rio Tinto Group to Vale SA

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 35

Saturday, August 10, 2013
vale sa
News

Vale Says China Proving Pessimists Wrong on Steel Output

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — Vale SA, the biggest iron-ore producer, forecasts the steel-making ingredient’s main buyer China will increase steel output

August 10, 2013
Total Views: 41

Friday, August 9, 2013
oil imports china us
News

China Set to Become World’s Biggest Net Oil Importer – EIA

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — China will surpass the U.S. by October to become the world’s biggest net oil importer on a monthly basis, the Energy

August 9, 2013
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Yangzijiang-Shipbuilding
Engineering News

China’s Yangzijiang Navigates Rough Seas, But Raises Warning Signal

By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd, China’s second-largest listed shipbuilder, is standing tall in

August 7, 2013
Total Views: 46